<< Back


Pro-Western Bloc Defeats Hezbollah in Lebanon Vote - New York Times Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:13:14 GMT

BBC News

Pro-Western Bloc Defeats Hezbollah in Lebanon Vote
New York Times, United States
By MICHAEL SLACKMAN BEIRUT, Lebanon — An American-backed alliance appeared to retain control of the Lebanese Parliament on Sunday in a hotly contested election that had been billed as a showdown between Tehran and Washington for influence in the Middle ...
Video: Crucial choice for Lebanese RT
Lebanon Retains Coalition Leadership Washington Post
Lebanon sees heavy election turnout in close race Los Angeles Times
Reuters - The Associated Press
all 1,455 news articles

In Lebanon Vote, Stark Options, Complex Choices - New York Times Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:35:48 GMT

Financial Times

In Lebanon Vote, Stark Options, Complex Choices
New York Times, United States
By ROBERT F. WORTH BEIRUT, Lebanon — When voters go to the polls here on Sunday, they will be surrounded by campaign signs and banners declaring this to be an election of almost apocalyptic significance. Candidates for the Free Patriotic Movement, ...
Contenders in last-ditch stab to win Lebanon votes Washington Post
Lebanon gears up for general elections Los Angeles Times
Lebanon Vote Draws Expatriates' Interest Wall Street Journal
BBC News - Reuters
all 465 news articles

Key to Lebanon vote: Christians - Christian Science Monitor Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:54:14 GMT

Aljazeera.net

Key to Lebanon vote: Christians
Christian Science Monitor
By Nicholas Blanford | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Zahle, Lebanon - Dozens of Lebanese voters thronged a polling station in this Christian town Sunday morning, waiting patiently in the brilliant sunshine to participate in an election ...
A dwindling show by women in Lebanese politics The Associated Press
Candidates in Lebanon election follow cause of slain relatives Ya Libnan
Lebanese politics: A family affair Aljazeera.net
The National
all 73 news articles

Former President Carter plans Gaza visit this week - The Associated Press Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:10:47 GMT

The Associated Press

Former President Carter plans Gaza visit this week
The Associated Press
Carter, 84, is already in the region, where he joined scores of foreign observers monitoring Sunday's elections in Lebanon, expected to present an early test of President Barack Obama's efforts to forge Middle East peace. In a speech in Cairo Thursday, ...
Former US President Carter to visit Palestine, Israel Ma'an News Agency
Preliminary results in Lebanese electoral race indicate narrow ... Arab Monitor
all 237 news articles

Voting Wraps Up Across Lebanon; Results Expected Monday - Wall Street Journal Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:30:55 GMT

Voting Wraps Up Across Lebanon; Results Expected Monday
Wall Street Journal
Amine Gemayel, former president of Lebanon and leader of the Christian Kataeb party, aligned with the pro-West bloc that currently holds a majority, said the bloc would "take consultations with allies about negotiating with Hezbollah," should it win a ...
Lebanon PM Siniora wins seat in parliament Reuters
Live blog: Lebanese elections GulfNews
Siniora: “I extend my hand as I promised to all the parties in Saida” iloubnan.info
Daily Star - Lebanon
all 7 news articles

LEBANON: Elections entrench sectarian divisions, analysts say - IRINnews.org Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:43:06 GMT

LEBANON: Elections entrench sectarian divisions, analysts say
IRINnews.org, NY
BEIRUT, 7 June 2009 (IRIN) - Sectarianism is playing a more central role in Lebanon's highly contested parliamentary elections on 7 June, which analysts say could see the country facing increased political instability. The vote pits the Western-backed ...
Lebanese parliament based on sectarian split The Associated Press
Lebanese elections: Who holds the levers of power Telegraph.co.uk
Main facts about Lebanon's Parliament Naharnet
all 69 news articles

Lebanon Votes: Will Hizballah Win? - TIME Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:05:15 GMT

Lebanon Votes: Will Hizballah Win?
TIME
Today's election in Lebanon has been billed as one of the most important in the country's history, and it certainly feels that way. Polling stations have been packed this morning, and the country is on a military semi-lockdown. ...
Tehran taps Nasrallah as strongman for reforming Lebanon as second ... DEBKA file
Hizballah Campaigns at Home, Exposed Abroad Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Lebanon Votes: Will Hizballah Win? TIME
TIME
all 6 news articles

Lebanon: 10 More Are Charged With Spying for Israel - New York Times Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:31:55 GMT

PRESS TV

Lebanon: 10 More Are Charged With Spying for Israel
New York Times, United States
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Lebanon's military prosecutor charged 10 more Lebanese on Friday with spying for Israel, bringing the total this year to 55, a judicial official said. Four of those charged were already in custody, having been detained on ...
Lebanon arrests two nationals accused of spying for Israel Xinhua
Lebanon asks UN to censure Israel for extracting spies Ynetnews
Lebanon dismantles 25 Israeli spy cells PRESS TV
NASDAQ - Pakistan Daily
all 15 news articles

Analysis: Hizbullah's struggle to change the regime - Jerusalem Post Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:43:06 GMT

Analysis: Hizbullah's struggle to change the regime
Jerusalem Post, Israel
A Lebanese woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Zahle, in the eastern Bakaa valley, Lebanon, Sunday, June 7, 2009. Photo: AP On April 3, 2009, Hizbullah published its political platform in advance of Sunday's Lebanese parliamentary elections. ...
Anti-Hizbullah Shi'ite Lebanese Movement: Hizbullah Is Sabotaging ... Middle East Media Research Institute
all 3 news articles

Mt. Lebanon man charged after threatening staff, police with BB gun - Tribune Review Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:32:36 GMT

Mt. Lebanon man charged after threatening staff, police with BB gun
Tribune Review, PA
By Rick Wills An 87-year old Mt. Lebanon man was arrested Saturday after he threatened the staff and police at an assisted living home with a BB gun, police said. Stanley Rokosz, who lives on Country Club Drive, went to the Sunrise Senior Living Center ...
Man, 87, Armed With BB Gun Arrested At Senior Center ThePittsburghChannel.com
Man charged in incident at senior home Pittsburgh Post Gazette
all 3 news articles